A Midsummer Night’s Dream

What a performance!

On the 10th May the Shakespeare Drama club showcased to their parents and carers their own version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. We started by discussing how physically exploring a Shakespearian play they would feel more confident not only with their performance skills but also when approaching GCSE English. We looked at his life, some of his other works and learnt just how much vocabulary he added to the English language. The group then took part in some drama games and finished by performing a 30 minute version of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

The group were brilliant. It is a hard task to learn lines for a play, especially a Shakespearian one, adding on top of that Iambic pentameter!

A huge well done also to Cohort 11’s Crystal Williams and James Boyd, who helped run rehearsals and arrange the performance. Their commitment was a key part of the success of the evening. They should be proud of how professionally they helped to lead this.

Well done to the cast:

Alex Gray

Beth Whitehead

Charley Omondi

Charlie Engelbrecht

Chloe Dumbrell

Darci Marangou

Freya Hutchinson

Isabel Harvey

Keira Martin

Liam Smith

Mary McLeod

Matilda Moxham

William Gorton

C8 Hpv Vaccinations

The C8 HPV vaccinations are due to take place in school on Monday 22nd May 2023.

The electronic consent form has been sent out to all C8 parents/carers via email. The Immunisation Team have asked us to remind you to complete the electronic consent form for your child no later than 3pm on Thursday 18th May 2023. The form needs to be completed to consent or not consent to the vaccination.

Essex County Council (in collaboration with Essex Family Forum) are delighted to announce that we are the Regional Hub for the East of England for Autism Central. This is a new programme, co-designed to provide high-quality and accessible autism informati on, education and coaching for families, and carers, and co-delivered by autistic people, families and carers. Autism Central has been commissioned by NHS England’s Workforce, Training and Education Team and is delivered nationally by nine notfor-profit organisations

Essex County Council are now recruiting Peer Educators who are families or carers of autistic people and/or autistic themselves. Peer Educators will be trained to coach, signpost and share their learning with other parents and carers of autistic people. This is a paid position of £20 an hour or £140 a day.

Delivered in a variety of ways, including group and individual sessions, the focus will be on meeting the needs of autistic people and their families and on signposting for access to local and national services. Sessions will be delivered in ways that suit local carers, either in person or online.

Are you interested in becoming a peer educator? We are keen to find people who: -

• are family members, partners/spouses of an autistic person or are an autistic person

• have a good understanding of autism and how to support autistic people

• motivated to coach, educate and support other families and carers

• able and willing to learn new skills

• live in the East of England

• are 18+ years old

If you are interested in becoming a Peer Educator, please get in touch/apply by visiting Peer Education Programme

Essex County Council in collaboration with Essex Family Forum